In Which We Take a Half-day Walking Tour of Yekaterinburg

15 June Morning. As I mentioned in yesterday’s entry, the Park Inn is a Radisson hotel and the complimentary breakfast they offer, while not on a par with the breakfast offered at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, is …

Getting Off the Train – Alighting in Yekaterinburg

Having been confined to the train for forty-eight hours – excepting those occasional station breaks – I think everyone in our group simply wanted to get to the hotel in Ekaterinburg, check-in and take a shower. Here’s a recap of …

In Which You get to Spend 30 of the 48 Hours on the Train With Me

12 and 13 June. It was late on the afternoon of 12 June as we lugged our belongings onto the train and shuffled down the narrow corridor to our cabins. Because we’d decided to keep the same groups in each …